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Stoltenberg warned that China’s intensified military buildup, coupled with the deepening strategic partnerships across Asia-Pacific with countries like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, could lead to aggressive moves, including an invasion of Taiwan. Recent military exercises near Taiwan, involving large-scale deployments of warships and fighter jets, signal heightened tensions and the possibility of Beijing using coercion or invasion to assert control over Taiwan, which it considers a breakaway province.